KRAKATOA

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Krakatoa mean? 

• KRAKATOA (noun)
  The noun KRAKATOA has 1 sense:

1. a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history

  Familiarity information: KRAKATOA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KRAKATOA (noun)

Meaning:

A small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Krakatao; Krakatau; Krakatoa

Instance hypernyms:

island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

volcano (a mountain formed by volcanic material)

Holonyms ("Krakatoa" is a part of...):

Dutch East Indies; Indonesia; Republic of Indonesia (a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions)